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2013 · 126 min · PG-13

The Wind Rises

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · Animation, Drama, History, Romance

The Wind Rises (2013) is a Animation film, directed by Hayao Miyazaki set in Japan and Germany during the 1910s–1940s. It runs 126 minutes and is rated PG-13.

A biopic, with a melancholic and contemplative tone. Themes of love & longing, obsession, and war's cost run throughout.

Composer
Joe Hisaishi
Cinematography
Atsushi Okui
Cast
Hideaki AnnoHidetoshi NishijimaMiori TakimotoMasahiko NishimuraStephen AlpertMansai NomuraJun KunimuraMirai Shida

The world of this film

Setting

Where
JapanGermany
Setting
UrbanRural
When
1910s1920s1930s1940s

Premise & themes

Premise
Biopic
Themes
Love & LongingObsessionWar's Cost
Tone
MelancholicContemplativeSurreal Dreamlike

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Inspired By Real Events

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